Procedure for Emergency Prepareness

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STANDARD OPERATINGPROCEDURE

Emergency Preparedness

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1.0 PURPOSE

1.1 To ensure that key personnel are available in an emergency

2.0 SCOPE

2.1 For the purpose of this procedure an emergency is taken to mean any incident that

seriously compromises the hygiene or safety of product, personnel or premises

3.0 DOCUMENTS

NONE

4.0 DEFINIATIONS

NONE5.0 PROCEDURE

!.1 Type of Emergency

"o#er Outage, Flood, earth$uake, Fire, %trike& 'andh, (ater service disruption ) contamination,'iological tampering ) terrorism, *irty bomb, +hemical incident, Tornado ) #ind etc.

To counteract and plan against natural and man made calamities, a contingency team comprising offollo#ing personnel is in place

"roect -anager

F%-% Team eader

%afety Officer

!.2 "o#er Outage

/n the event of po#er outage

!.2.1 %tart the *0 set and restore po#er

!. Flood

!..1 %tore product in the area that #ill be safely out of the #ay of contaminated #ater in caseof flooding.

!..2*o not use product that may have come into contact #ith flood #ater.

!..*iscard any product that comes in contact #ith the flood #ater

Thoroughly #ash all the e$uipments and utensils #ith soap and #ater, using hot #ater ifavailable. inse and then saniti3e them by boiling in clean #ater or immersing them in asaniti3er.

!..4/n the event of vehicles marooned in flood #aters the contingency team makes an

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assessment of the situation and decides #hether the batch is to be discarded based oncondition&time to delivery. /n case the batches are unfit for consumption the same is

discarded and fresh batch are prepared and dispatched in alternate modes of transport.

!.4 Earth$uakes & Fire& 'andh 5nd %trikes!.4.1

/n the unlikely event of a earth$uake& fire damaging the 6nit7s facilities , the follo#ingmeasures #ould be implemented8/n case of e9tensive damage the customer may be intimated regarding the same to %ourcesome other alternative arrangement.

!.4.2'andh& strikes8 /n such situations, it is possible that supplies & means of production&*eliveries of product are affected. /n such conditions the unit in consultation #ith the

+ustomer may choose to provide the consignment at reschedule delivery period.!.! (ater %ervice *isruption ) +ontamination

!.!.15 broken main #ater line, malfunctioning #ell can create unsafe condition for foodestablishment as there #ill be problem in hand #ashing ) cleaning. /n such unlikely eventfood establishment can be closed until #ater service is restored.

!.!.25 contaminated #ater supply may contain chemicals, to9ins, bacteria, viruses, parasitesand other harmful microbes that cause human illness and can result in death as safe #ateris essential to operate a safe food business. /n such unlikely event local health authorities#ill need to determine the nature and type of the contamination and prescribe appropriateabatement procedure. 5 food establishment #ill be closed until safe #ater service is

restored and the local health department approves reopening. ocal health department#ill also contact to discuss #ater system and food facility decontamination procedures.

!.: 'iological Tampering or 'ioterrorism!.:.1

'iological tampering or terrorism involves the deliberate use of biological agent to spreaddiseaseproducing microbes ;e.g. anthra9, cholera etc< or to9ins ;botulinum, ricin etc< infood, #ater or the atmosphere. These agents can be po#ders, li$uids or in other forms. 5

biological agent #ill almost never cause immediate symptoms, as it takes time for theagent to gro# or cause to9ic effects. 'ecause deliberate contamination of the nation7sfood supply can happen any#here along the food supply stream, food managers )#orkers play key role in minimi3ing these potential threats.

!.:.2 "reparedness paves the #ay to prevention. *evelop a good food security system.Eliminate unauthori3ed access #here food is open, vulnerable and easily targeted. /nspectincoming shipments for suspicious items. eport all unusual activity to authorities;unauthori3ed vehicles, people, theft, sabotage, vandalism etc


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a person #ill develop cancer or other radiationrelated diseases. The radiological healthrisk from the bomb may be very small, but its fearinducing impact on the public may be

very large.!.=.2

/f dirty bomb e9plodes in or ne9t to facility stop operations immediately and evacuate thebuilding #ith your mouth and nose covered. /f a dirty bomb e9plodes several blocksa#ay from facility, everyone inside building should stay inside the building , close all the#indo#s, turn off ventilation system.

!.=.Focus on keeping people safe, you can deal #ith food safety later.

!.@ +hemical /[email protected]

5ny release of a ha3ardous chemical that threatens public health, contaminates food or

#ater or does harm to the environment is a chemical [email protected]

/f chemical release occur inside the building, stop operations immediately. +over mouthand nose #ith #et cloth to prevent inhalation of chemicals. Evacuate the buildingimmediately. +all emergency services and follo# directions of emergency responders.

!.@./f chemical release occurs in the vicinity of the building, everyone inside the buildingshould stay inside. +lose all the #indo#s and turn off ventilation system .

!.A Tornado ) (ind!.A.1

*uring a tornado #arning close the facility. Belp the employees and #orkers to findshelter a#ay from #indo#s and ideally in an enclosed area at the lo#est level. %tay a#ay

from chimneys and large, unattached items.!.A.2*uring high#ind situations potential risks include do#ned live po#er lines, flying debris,#indblo#n broken glass and heavy obects. +lose facility.

!.A.'roken glass blo#n by high #inds is a significant food safety concern. +arefully e9aminearea for glass fragments that may have impaled food packaging or embedded food, evenif not clearly visible. 5ll suspect food and items must be discarded.

!.1C "est +ontrol in a *isaster!.1C.1

"ests often become a problem during other emergency events. Floods, storms and otherdisasters can dislocate snakes, rodents, insects and other pests from their normal habitats.

!.1C.2"ests can be e9cluded by keeping doors ) #indo#s closed, sealing the gaps around thedoors, checking all the incoming vehicles for pests, "est control service providers #ill becontacted for their services;spraying, fumigation, traps etc


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a#ay from food and utensils. abel all chemical containers.!.11.

"roduct processing 5rea8 "rovide hand #ashing stations #ith soap, paper to#el&air dryer

and nail brush. "rovide gloves, scoops etc to eliminate barehand contact #ith product.!.11.4

+leaning and %anitation8 5ll the processing areas should be cleaned and saniti3ed."roperly #ash, rinse and saniti3e all utensils. "roperly disposed of all the #aste. +ontrolinsects and rodents in all processing areas. -aintain sanitation and regularly clean insideand outside the establishment.

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